Mooring-cleat.



W. R. DONNELL.

MOOBING OLBAT.

APPLIOATION FILED mums, 1014.

1,1 19,252, Patented Dec. 1, 1914-" ammamto'c 44 W .R.Donnel1.

WILLIAM R. DONNELL, OF BATH, MAINE.

MOORING-CLEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914:.

Application filed February 12, 1914. Serial No. 818,315.

T 0 all whom it may 0011mm:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM R. DONNELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bath, in the county of Sagadahoc and State of Maine, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Mooring-Cleats; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and. exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in mooring cleats.

One object of the invention is to provide a cleat of this characterhaving a detachable cable connecting member by means of which the end ofa cable may be securely fastened to the stationary member of the cleatthus obviating the necessity of tying or wrapping the cable around thecleat each time the boat to which the latter is applied, is moored.

Another object is to provide a cleat of this character which will besimple, strong, du-

rable and inexpensive in construction, ei'li' cient and reliable inoperation and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement ofparts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of my improvedcleat; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view thereof taken on the line2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on theline 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 41 is a detail perspective view of thedetachable member of the cleat; Fig. 5 is an outer end view of thecleat.

My improved cleat comprises a tubular body portion or barrel 1, whichmay be of any suitable size and shape and which is here shown as beingcylindrical and which is provided with a circular bore 2 extendingentirely through the barrel or body 1. The inner end of the bore 2 isenlarged to form an annular shoulder 3 and said enlarged end of the boreis internally threaded as at 1. In one side of the barrel or body 1 isformed a bayonet slot comprising a main longitudinally disposed portion5 which opens through the outer end of the barrel and extends back asuitable distance therein. The inner end of the main portion 5 of theslot connects with a short transverse portion 6 and the opposite end ofthis portion connects with a short longitudinal portion 7 of the slotwhich forms a locking recess and is provided for a purpose hereinafterdescribed.

The barrel or body 1 of the cleat has secured to one side thereof at itsopposite ends lateral right angular-1y projecting posts 8 on the innerends of which are formed segmental plates 9 which may be formed integralwith or rigidly secured to the sides of the barrel or body 1 in anysuitable manner. On the outer ends of the posts 8 are annular baseflanges 10 which are adapted to engage the surface to which the cleat isattached. Formed on or rigidly secured to the ends of the posts 8 arelongitudinally extending threaded studs or bolts 11 which are adapted tobe inserted through the object to which i the cleat is secured and haveapplied there to clamping nuts 12 whereby the cleat is securely fastenedin operative position.

The parts described in the foregoing com prise the stationary member ofmy improved mooring cleat and with the barrel or body of said stationarymember is engaged a detachable member comprising a bolt or plunger rod13, the diameter of which come sponds with the diameter of the bore 2 ofthe barrel or body 1 with which said bolt or plunger rod has a slidingoperative engagement. On the outer end of the rod or bolt 13 is formedan eye 11 in which is adapted to be secured one end of a mooring cable.Projecting laterally from one side of the bolt or plunger rodsubstantially midway between its ends is a locking stud 15 having adiameter corresponding to the width of the slot formed in the barrel 1and having a length corresponding to the thickness of the metal formingthe walls or sides of the body or barrel 1. When the bolt or plunger 13is applied to the stationary member of the cleat the inner end of thebolt is inserted in the outer end of the bore 2 and the bolt is turneduntil the stud 15 thereon is in line with the outer end of the mainlongitudinal portion 5 of the bayonet slot in the barrel 1 after whichthe bolt or plunger rod is further projected into the barrel until thestud 15 reaches the inner end of the longitudinal portion 5 of the slotat which time the bolt is turned in the proper direction for engagingthe stud 15 with the transverse portion 6 of the slot until said studreaches the end of said transverse portion at which time the bolt isprojected forwardly or outwardly until the stud 15 comes into lockingengagement with the recess or short longitudinal portion 7 of the slot.This engagement of the stud 15 with the recess v7 securely fastens thebolt or plunger in engagement with the cleat and prevents said bolt ordetachable member of the cleat from being casually disengaged from thestationary member until the bolt is pushed inwardly a sufficient extentfor disengaging the stud 15 from the recess 7.

The bolt or plunger rod 13 is yieldingly held in looking engagement withthe barrel 1 by means of a coiled spring 16 which is arranged in theinner end of the barrel between the inner end of the bolt or plunger rod13 and a screw plug 1? which is screwed into engagement with theenlarged threaded outer end of the bore 2 of the barrel. The outer endof the spring 16 is engaged with the annular shoulder 5 formed by theenlarged outer end of the bore 2 and said end of the spring is securelyfastened by the plug 17 when screwed into the enlarged end of thebarrel, said plug clamping the end of the spring between its innersurface and the shoulder 3 as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. Bythus fastening the spring it will be seen that the same will be securelyheld in position in the barrel 1 to receive the inner end of the bolt orplunger rod 13 when the latter is engaged with and pushed into the outerend. of the barrel, said spring holding the stud 15 in operativeengagement,

with the recess 7 at the end of the transverse slot 6 after the plungerhas been inserted and turned in the barrel to a locking position as willbe readily understood.

By providing the spring 16, all danger of the bolt or plunger rodjarring loose in the barrel 1 is obviated, said bolt or plunger rod,however, being readily removed from the barrel by pushing the bolt backin the topics of this patent may be obtained for connection of thischaracter may be used. When constructed and arranged as a mooring cleatas herein shown and described the stationary member 1 thereof will forman eflicient and rigid cleat around which a cable may be wrapped orotherwise secured.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and arrangement of the invention will bereadily understood withoutrequiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstructionmay be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the i vention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: a

In a mooring cleat, a stationary member comprising a barrel havingtherein a longitudinal bore and a bayonet slot, said bore having itsinner end enlarged and threaded thereby forming an annular shoulder,means to attach said stationary member to a suitable support, adetachable member comprising a bolt having on its outer end an eye, alocking stud carried by said bolt and adapted to be brought into lockingengagement with said bayonet slot whereby the bolt is detachablyfastened to said stationary member, a spring arranged in the inner endof said barrel and having an operative engagement with, the inner end ofsaid boltwhereby the latter is yieldingly held in locked engagement withthe stationary member, said spring having its outer end engaged with theannular shoulder formed by the enlarged outer end of the bore in saidsta tionary member, anda screw plug engaged with said enlarged threadedinner end of the bore and adapted to clamp the end of the springinengagement with said annular shoulder whereby the spring is fastenedin the bore of said stationary member.

Intestimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

WILLIAM R. DONNELL.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR d. DUNTON, Eva J. CARLTON.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

